Background
Edwards, John Coates was born on November 25, 1934 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Son of Herbert John and Doris May (Starzacher) Edwards.
Edwards, John Coates was born on November 25, 1934 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. Son of Herbert John and Doris May (Starzacher) Edwards.
Master of Arts, Brasenose College, University Oxford, England, 1958.
Assistant principal, then assistant secretary, United Kingdom Civil Svc., 1958-1983; counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, England, 1983-1984; deputy high commissioner, British High Commission, Nairobi, Kenya, 1984-1988; high commissioner, British High Commission, Maseru, Lesotho, 1988-1991; high commissioner, British High Commission, Gaborone, Botswana, since 1991.
Lieutenant Royal Artillery, 1953-1955. Member Royal Commonwealth Trust, Muthaiga Country Club (Nairobi).
Married Mary Harris, June 25, 1959. Children: Matthew John, Anne Mary.